Sony Bravia KDL-32S5500 Reviews: Bravia, 32" Screen LCD HD Ready TV

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This television is a good all rounder. “Excellent quality, sound and picture good easy to use via remote control. third…” Graham , Sudbury Suffolk View all 111 real customer reviews

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111 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

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Design	8.9
Ease of use	8.9
Image quality	8.8
Sound quality	8.4
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.9
Overall rating	8.9

Multi-purpose viewer (22)

Occasional TV watcher (4)

Sports and games fan (2)

Film and documentary lover (1)

High spec fanatic (1)

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Score 10.0/10

Graham , Sudbury Suffolk , “Excellent value excellent quality”

+ Excellent quality, sound and picture good easy to use via remote control. Third sony purchase for myself, mother and mother-in-law all recommend this tv.

- None to mention

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76 of 77 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

gordon, Gravesend Kent , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ I am very happy with my purchase ,good picture and sound and very easy to set up instrution book was very good and in good English

- none

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39 of 39 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to install, good picture.

- There aren't any as far as I can tell.

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28 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Sports and games fan”

+ image very clear
good modern design

- switch on side difficult to find,should be on top

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28 of 31 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

James, Derry

+ I bought this for my Dad who does not have a huge living room and it is perfect. Screen picture is good when connected to a digital signal (SKY). Standard arial is not so good. In terms of value for money this is great. I have the Sony 40W4000 and was a bit worried the picture quality on this would not be good going by the price but was happily surprised.

- None.

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22 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

GRAHAM, WARMINSTER

+ EXCELLENT IN EVERY WAY BUT GETTING SKY HD NEXT WEEK SO HAVE NOT YET SEEN AN HD PICTURE

- wish i had bought a 37 inch

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24 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Edwin , Garforth, Leeds

+ Complete ease of use. Ability to show pictures direct from USB Memory stick. Simplistic Teletext, and Subtitles.

- None

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15 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Jun 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks and performance

- Stability strap not supplied just instructions on how to make one, very poor Sony!

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20 of 27 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great quality, excellent picture/sound. Easy to set up and use.

- Reviewer left no comment

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jun 2009

Score 7.0/10

Andrew, Dunfermline , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Sony freeview technology is better than all the rest. The viewer picks up many more signals than our other receivers.

- Picture quality is not as good as our old Toshiba CRT.

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15 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Margaret, Middlesbrough

+ Easy to set up, looks great

- so far none

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

JOHN, macclesfield

+ Light- compact and aesthetically pleasing

- None

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14 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 May 2009

Score 7.0/10

Andrew, Bedford

+ All except sound

- Sound output is very variable

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12 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

BARRY, STALYBRIDGE

+ excellent picture very good sound sets up in no time at all, replaced a Hannspree LCD Tv this Sony is miles better.

- none that i have found

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Alison, Stoke-on-Trent

+ Really easy to set up, great picture, scene change when watching sport is great, makes the action seem more alive, more interactive, sound louder, images brighter

- Can't tilt, change angle of screen

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11 of 14 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

joyce, derby , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Easy to use, good pic, light to move,clear GREAT

- awkward to fit to stand=have not managed it yet

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8 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Andrew, Pontefract

+ The set up is easy to run & to organise after (ie removing unwanted stations).

- Perhaps only a small point is having to use the guide to see what is next programe on the station being watched

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ A nice looking television at a good price. Very easy to set up.

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The BRAVIA 2 Engine provides a 3D type image. The pictue is excellent and the TV works wonderfully.

- The TV guide can get stuck but only when trying to scroll across when programmes are changing.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Mary, London

+ Really pleased with our purchase good picture, good sound, nice design

- None

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

William, Motherwell , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Superb set. Highly recommended. Lots of inputs for Scary, HDMI and PC/Laptop connection

- None

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jul 2009

Score 7.0/10

Peter, Ferndown , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Good value for money, and have reverted back to matt black plastic surround, not that awful polished plastic which attracts dust.

- Could not pick up BBC1 and BBC2 on the digital channels even though I have two other Sony Television who have them.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

TOMMY, TREFIN HAVERFORDWEST , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ EASY TO SET-UP,I WILL KNOW MORE IN FOUR WEEKS TIME WHEN MY REGION GOES DIGITAL.

- NONE AT THIS MOMENT.

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Joan, Preston

+ Bearing in mind my old TV was one of the old 'square' ones and the sound was iffy I'm delighted with my new set. like the built in Freeview especially

- Nothing really except perhaps the slow 'start up' didn't get that with my other TV, but like everything else you get used to it

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

John, Exeter , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ good looks, picture, sound.

- poor programme guide, unable to view programme details without changing channel, unable to select a programme in advance and allow the tv to switch to that channel at the appropriate time. Both of these facilities were available on our cheap freeview box.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

stephen, Wigan , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

+ Known make and quality

- none

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7 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Really easy to set up and use - looks great too.

- None so far.

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent quality and value for money

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Sharon, Kettering

+ Looks good
Easy to use

- Sound might not be adequate if you have a very large room or a very noisy family.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Ease of use, HD very good

- Standby mode freezes after a few hours requireing a mains switch off/on

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ All as expected, just as advertised.

- not found any yet

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Philip, Wakefield

+ Everything

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

David, Leicester , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ great picture and sound quality,finishes the living room of perfectly

- none

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

sam, Milton Keynes

+ nice quality and a good name. easy setup and operation, although didn't try anything too fancy in terms of setup - seems options are there to customize performance to suit.

- because there are SO MANY inputs on the back it can be a little overwhelming

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to set up
Lots of input and output connectors.

- As with all such TV sets, the small speakers make for lo-fi sound.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ Easy to install, good quality picture and sound

- A turntable base would have been good to make it easier to adjust direction of screen.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Tom, north swindon wilts

+ all good have not foundanything bad

- none

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purchased 05 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Susan, Tonbridge/Kent

+ environmentally friendly settings

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 18 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ VERY GOOD PICTURE AND SOUND

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Film and documentary lover”

+ 3 year free warranty

- Would be better if 5 years

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purchased 12 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ compact & suits my requirements

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 01 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Louise, Warrington

+ Sleek design - looks great.

- None.

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purchased 22 Sep 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Really easy to set up and after a bit of tweaking a good quality picture and excellent sound as well,all in all a good television and worth every penny.

- None i can find.

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purchased 12 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to set up. well laid out instructions.
exellent picture, good programme guide

- sometimes frezzes if you skip through channels. minor issue for what else it does

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purchased 13 Oct 2009

Score 5.0/10

Pete, Stoke on Trent , “Occasional TV watcher” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- My only gripe is Sony Customer Service is hopeless, they just don't care !

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purchased 26 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Annette, South Lanarkshire

+ Nice TV, the fourth Sony we have bought for family members

- The sound on this particular TV isn't as good as the others, maybe surround sound would rectify it.

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purchased 16 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Joy, Plymouth

+ Lovely clear picture, good sound, easy initial set up, and easy menu to follow for adjusting picture, sound, etc.

- Haven't found any so far.

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purchased 22 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Multi-purpose viewer” More like this »

+ very good picture particularly in HD

- some teething problems

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3 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great price for atop quality product
free 3 year warranty

- sound could be better

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purchased 28 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ everything

- none

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purchased 16 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Neil, Nr Dover

+ Picture quality ...Design ....Sony Brand

- Electronic Programme Guide EPG pretty poor

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purchased 22 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	32
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of Screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
HD TV	HD Ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum vertical resolution of 750 pixels (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Freeview or Freesat Tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site.
Built-in Disc Player	No
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
HDMI Interface	3
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of Scart Interfaces	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	25000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	768p
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Screen Format	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
PC Interface	Yes
If you’d like to use your TV as a PC monitor you’ll need to make sure it has a port to allow you to connect it. This is usually a VGA port, but some TVs include a newer DVI port. Adaptors are availible to allow VGA to DVI and vice versa.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Picture in Picture (PIP)	No
TVs with this feature are able to display a preview of another channel while you are watching your current channel.
Energy Savings Trust Feature	Yes
A Yes means this this product has been rated as being energy-efficient by the Energy Savings Trust. Good for the environment and good for your electricity bill!
Weight (kg)	11.4

Height in mm	557
Width in mm	807

Depth in mm	94
Freeview	Yes
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
FreeSat Tuner	No
FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Sound System	Dolby Surround
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.

Also known as: Sony KDL32S5500U, Sony KDL-32S5500, Sony KDL32S5500, Sony KDL-32S5500U

TV Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Smart, affordable HD picture quality

Soak up the BRAVIA HD picture experience with stunning clarity, depth and definition. This smart, simple and budget-conscious TV saves energy too with a number of built in eco-settings.

Superb viewing experience

Watch your favourite soaps or movies in crystal clear detail. Affordable without compromising on quality, this TV offers a Full HD experience that means you don’t miss an inch.

Smart design

The S5500 Series’ draw the LINE design goes one step further, by contrasting texture and form to create this simply elegant BRAVIA TV.

Get connected – it’s not just a TV

Experience the difference. Turn up your top tunes or show off those holiday snaps in a slide show on the big screen. Simply plug in your digital camera or insert any mp3 or USB-enabled device and start enjoying cool connectivity.

More info at Sony's website

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